Course Code : MU 101

Course Description :

Provides individual instruction on an instrument, voice, or composition. Lesson fee required.

Credit : 1

Course Code : MU 102

Course Description :

Provides individual instruction on an instrument, voice, or composition. Lesson fee required.

Credit : 1

Course Code : MU 201

Course Description :

Provides individual instruction on an instrument, voice, or composition. Lesson fee required.

Credit : 1

Course Code : MU 202

Course Description :

Provides individual instruction on an instrument, voice, or composition. Lesson fee required.

Credit : 1

Course Code : MU 301

Course Description :

Provides individual instruction on an instrument, voice, or composition. Lesson fee required.

Credit : 1

Course Code : MU 302

Course Description :

Provides individual instruction on an instrument, voice, or composition. Lesson fee required.

Credit : 1

Course Code : MU 401

Course Description :

Provides individual instruction on an instrument, voice, or composition. Lesson fee required.

Credit : 1

Course Code : MU 402

Course Description :

Provides individual instruction on an instrument, voice, or composition. Lesson fee required.

Credit : 1

Course Code : MU 103

Course Description :

Study of tonal harmony beginning with fundamental review and covering part-writing using triads, figured bass and harmonic progressions, and analysis of cadences, formal structures and non-chord tones.

Credit : 3

Prerequisites :

MU 117 or Basic Skills Test.

Co requisites :

MU 118 and MU 126

Course Code : MU 104

Course Description :

Continues course of study in tonal harmony with non-chord tones, diatonic seventh chords, partwriting and analysis.

Credit : 3

Prerequisites :

MU 103.

Co requisites :

MU 119 and MU 127

Course Code : MU 118

Course Description :

Develops aural recognition, sight-performance, and dictation skills within the context of all major modalities and simple meters.

Credit : 1

Prerequisites :

MU 117 or placement test.

Co requisites :

MU 103 and MU 126

Course Code : MU 119

Course Description :

Extends aural recognition, sight-performance, and dictation skills within the context of minor modalities and compound meters.

Credit : 1

Instruction methods : Lecture: 1 Hours

Prerequisites :

MU 118.

Co requisites :

MU 104 and MU 127

Course Code : MU 126

Course Description :

Practical application at the keyboard, of concepts studied in Theory I; Includes scales, arpeggios, intervals and melodies with chordal accompaniment.

Credit : 1

Prerequisites :

MU 117 or Keyboard test

Co requisites :

MU103, MU118

Course Code : MU 127

Course Description :

Practical application at the keyboard, of concepts studied in Theory II; Includes chord progressions, melodies with accompaniment figures.

Credit : 1

Prerequisites :

MU126

Co requisites :

MU104, MU119

Course Code : MU 203

Course Description :

Continues course of study in tonal harmony including Neapolitan and Augmented chords, more modulation and composition.

Credit : 3

Prerequisites :

MU104

Co requisites :

MU218, MU226

Course Code : MU 218

Course Description :

Extends aural recognition to cadential patterns; sight-performance and dictation skills to include modulating and modal melodies; and including irregular meters and complex rhythmic patterns.

Credit : 1

Prerequisites :

MU119

Co requisites :

MU203, MU226

Course Code : MU 226

Course Description :

Continued application of theoretical principles of music. Study focuses on song accompaniments, 4-part chorales, and 2-part open scores.

Credit : 1

Prerequisites :

MU127

Co requisites :

MU 203 and MU 218.

Course Code : MU 310

Course Description :

Emphasizes skills necessary to rehearse and conduct choral and instrumental ensembles. Required participation in an ensemble and actual performances are part of the experience.

Credit : 1

Prerequisites :

MU104

Course Code : MU 318

Course Description :

Surveys the music, musicians and musical life in Europe from antiquity to 1750.

Credit : 3

Instruction methods : Lecture: 3 Hours

Prerequisites :

MU104 or permission of instructor.

Course Code : MU 319

Course Description :

Continues survey of music, musicians and musical life in Europe, and the Americas from the late eighteenth century to the present.

Credit : 3

Instruction methods : Lecture: 3 Hours

Prerequisites :

MU 104 or permission of instructor

Course Code : MU 323

Course Description :

Develops proficiency in arranging music for small instrumental ensembles, both with and without solo voice. Specific emphasis is placed on developing the skills necessary to arrange music published for specific instrumentation or voices for the available performers in the class.

Credit : 2

Prerequisites :

MU203

Course Code : MU 350

Course Description :

Introduction to general principles for using computers and electronic instruments in music, to the nature of sound and recording. Intensive instruction in music notation; introduction to computer based audio editing and recording

Credit : 3

Prerequisites :

MU103 or permission of the instructor.

Course Code : MU 425

Course Description :

Analysis of musical structure and form from motives and phrases to compound structures such as Sonata Allegro or Theme and Variations form. Includes comparison of styles of major composers and composition projects.

Credit : 3

Prerequisites :

MU203

Course Code : MU 125

Course Description :

Provides rehearsal and performance of varied vocal literature. Performance in at least two concerts and many university celebrations. Placement audition required.

Credit : 1

Course Code : MU 130

Course Description :

Preparation and performance of songs, arias, scenes and acts from musical theater, operetta and opera. Students will assist in all aspects of production, such as musical preparation, costuming, staging, program design. Open by audition to singers and pianists. Applied lessons for voice may be required.

Credit : 1

Course Code : MU 135

Course Description :

Study of wind ensemble literature and performance in major concerts. Placement audition required.

Credit : 1

Course Code : MU 136

Course Description :

This course provides the string student an opportunity to rehearse and perform with an orchestra. The rehearsals and performances take place off campus.

Credit : 1

Prerequisites :

Instructor approval.

Course Code : MU 141S

Course Code : MU 137

Course Description :

In this performance class students will learn marching band music and perform at football games, pep rallies, homecoming, open houses, accepted students days, and basketball games. Students will rehearse and perform marching band music, marching fieldwork and parade marching. In addition, music education students will have the opportunity to develop drill design skills with the use of the Pyware software.

Credit : 1

Course Code : MU 140

Course Description :

Performance of jazz literature and study of improvisation. Placement audition required.

Credit : 1

Course Code : MU 212

Course Group(s) : Fine Arts Requirement

Course Description :

This general survey course will introduce the student to American Musical Theatre from the late 19th century into the 21st century. Historical events and cultural trends will be considered in the study of the ever-changing musical and theatrical styles. An introduction to the music elements, melody, rhythm, texture and form, will provide the student with a basic knowledge and vocabulary necessary to consider the material critically.

Credit : 3

Course Code : MU 220

Course Group(s) : Fine Arts Requirement

Course Description :

Students explore diverse styles of jazz, from early jazz to current styles. The course starts with musical basics, then examines the evolution of jazz from earlier musical traditions, including ragtime and blues. Students get acquainted with the musicians who created and changed jazz though its history. The course emphasizes listening to jazz, understanding how it evolved, and how it works.

Credit : 3

Course Code : MU 221

Course Description :

In the early 1940’s jazz reached a crossroads after having been America’s popular dance music for decades. Some jazz musicians followed a more esoteric path which led to modern jazz while others continued to embrace dance music. Their streamlined bands, including the “new” electric guitar, evolved into rock and roll and much of the popular music of the last 60 years. This course surveys early jazz and swing, jump swing, rock and roll, R&B, funk and hip-hop. Enriched Core: Global Awareness and Cultural Understanding.

Credit : 3

Prerequisites :

Course Code : MU 231

Course Group(s) : Fine Arts Requirement

Course Description :

This course will introduce the student to the music therapy profession. It will cover basic literature in music therapy, basic assumptions and practices and orient the student to clinical applications of music as therapy. An emphasis will be placed on experiential learning, research and writing.

Credit : 3

Course Code : MU 240

Course Group(s) : Fine Arts Requirement

Course Description :

A survey of the music of the North American colonies and the United States from the 17th century to the present. The course will seek to establish the continuity of American music with the Western European tradition while exploring the diversity of influences from other world cultures. The continuing interactions of classical, folk, and popular music, which give American music its uniqueness, will be fully explored.

Credit : 3

Course Code : MU 250

Course Description :

Explores the concept of perspective and the changing roles of women in music, both historically and in contemporary society. Students will learn to describe a variety of music using appropriate musical terms and become aware of current “women in music” through interviews and concert attendance.

Enriched Core: Global Awareness and Cultural Understanding.

Credit : 3

Prerequisites :

Course Code : MU 255

Course Description :

Introduction to music as a world phenomenon, tracing many different cultures and societies through their musical traditions. Will include the study of selected art, folk, and popular music from world cultures through live performances, recordings, video and readings.

Credit : 3

Prerequisites :

Enriched Core: Global Awareness and Cultural Understanding.

Course Code : MU 260

Course Group(s) : Fine Arts Requirement

Course Description :

Students will learn about music marketing, artist development, publicity, publishing, record producing and media partnerships. The course will provide historical insight into how music is monetized.

Credit : 3

Course Code : MU 325

Course Description :

This course presents a survey of current topics in music and ethics including study of the following issues: therapy, environmentalism, ethnomusicology, sound recording, music competitions, digital sampling, instrument restoration, composition, criticism, improvisation, pedagogy, musicology, sound archives, and performance. Students will read scholarly articles and participate in classroom discussions and writing assignments, and write two papers one of which will be based on independent research on a topic of their choosing and a related in-class research presentation.Enriched Core: Ethical Inquiry.

Credit : 3